Born to a Bolivian cardiologist father and a 3rd order Franciscan nun mother, Erika is no stranger to matters of the heart and spirit. She grew up in California, and has mindfully crafted a reverent teaching and healing practice that is an embodiment of years of yoga practice (ashtanga, vinyasa, and bhakti), shamanic and Priestess training, and more recently, accreditation with an ancient Mystery School. With over 1000 hours she has trained extensively with Janet Stone, as a mentor and facilitator. Her other teachers along the path have been Shiva Rea, Christopher Wallis, Scott Blossom, Astrud Castillo, Halo Seranko, Ashley Turner and Sienna Sherman.